Flat sheet dispensing package



1932- J. c. WILSON FLAT SHEET DISPENSING PACKAGE Filed June 18, 1930,

ATTORNEY? IIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I l I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I l l l l l I I I I l l l L Patented Nov. 1, 1932UNITED STATES PATENT OFFiCE JOSEPH C. WILSON, OF MIDDLETOWN, OHIO,ASSIGNOR TO THE CRYSTAL TISSUE COMPANY, OF MIDDLETOWN, 01-110, ACOBJPOBATION OF OHIO FLAT SHEET DISPENSING PACKAGE Application filedJune 18, 1930. Serial No. 462,991.

My invention relates to dispensing packages for flat sheets, andparticularly for sheets of waxed paper.

' In the Muchmore Patent there is described a package in which a pile ofwaxed paper sheets is contained, in which the package has a series ofperforations to permit the portion of the package wall surrounded by theperforations to be separated from the body portion, providing an openingin the package through which the indi vidual sheets of waxed paper maybe withdrawn. The opening is smaller than the size of the waxedwrappers, so that the walls of the package surrounding the opening willretain the remainder of the wrappers in their original stack.

It is towards improvements in this type of package that my presentinvention is directed,

' and my improvements consist in a novel means for mounting the packagein a convenient position on a wall and for providing a package havingextensions which will prevent the package from wabbling in its mountedposition.

A specific object is the provision of a dispensing package provided withmeans for receiving a rubber vacuum cup mounted on an independentsupport.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a resilientvacuum cup provided with a pocket for retaining a small quantity ofnon-evaporative viscous fluid, such as glycerine, which may be used toseal the vacuum cup to prevent its withdrawal from the surface to whichit is applied.

The above objects and other objects to which reference will be made inthe ensuing disclosure, I accomplish by that certain combination andarrangement of parts of which I have illustrated a preferredmodification.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation of the dispensing package.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the dispensing package shown in Figure1.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the package shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the preferred type of vacuum cupattaching device.

The back wall of the package is provided with top and bottom slots 7 Ona separate piece of cardboard 8, by means of a rivet 9,

I mount a resilient vacuum cup 10 which preferably has a pocket 11therein within which I may place a drop of non-evaporative fluid 12,such as glycerine, which will be retained because of its viscositywithin the pocket until the vacuum cup is applied to a mounting surface.

The rear wall 3 of the package has a circular opening 13 and themounting strip 8, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 3, is insertedbetween the back wall and the tuckedin flaps 6, so that the vacuum cupis extended preferably through the center of the opening 13.

The mounting piece 8 preferably has an angularly bent flap 1a with atongue 15 also bent at an angle to the flap 14. Referring to Figure 2,it will be observed that an angular projection is formed by the flaps 1aand the tongues 15, which, when the vacuum cup is applied to a mountingsurface, such as the flat wall of a refrigerator, will prevent thepackage from rocking back and forth on a pivotal point at the axis ofthe vacuum cup. If the package is not provided withprojections toprevent the package wabbling back and forth, the tendency is for thevacuum cup to be pulled loose from the mounting surface.

A package of flat sheets is inserted in the carton and the tuck-in endfiapslare closed in. The front wall 1 is providedwith a cirwhich maythen be drawn through the opening.

The size of the package when made up will preferably be about the samesize as the sheets of paper which are retained within the pack age.

As set forth in Patent No. 1,543,865, the size of the opening willpreferably be suiiiciently large to preventany tendency 'of theindividual sheets to buckle and tear as they are withdrawn from thecontainer, and there will be sufiicient area of the wall 1 remaining sothat the stack of sheets within the box will not tend to pull out.

While I have particularly referred to my novel package as containingwaxed paper in sheets in convenient form for use, for example, inwrapping articles to be placed in a refrigerator, it may also be usedfor fiat sheets such as paper napkins, and other uses in which it isdesirable to stack flat sheets in a position for ready withdrawal willoccur to others skilled in the art without departing from the scope ofmy invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a dispensing contain-er for flat sheets of thecharacter described, means for mounting said container on a flatsurface, said container having edge slots in the rear wall thereof and amedial orifice, and said mounting means comprising a support carrying avacuum cup, said support having locking flaps to be received within saidslots, and said vacuum cup being so arranged on said support as toextend through said orifice in the back wall of the package when saidflaps are in position within said slots, said locking flaps beingarticulated to angularly projecting flaps extending from the ends ofsaid support.

2. In combination with a dispensing c0ntainer for flat sheets of thecharacter described, means for mounting said container on a Hat surface,said container having edge slots in the rear wall thereof and a medialorifice, and said mounting means comprising a support carrying a vacuumcup, said support having locking flaps to be received with in saidslots, and said vacuum cup being so arranged on said support as toextend through said orifice in the back wall of the package when saidflaps are in position within said slots, said support comprising a subtainer, said support being provided with looking tongues, and saidcontainer having slots to receive said tongues, said tongues being bentat angles to said support for providing edge ridges to prevent saidcontainer from rocking on the axis of said vacuum cup.

4. In combination with a dispensing package, means for mounting saidpackage on a surface comprising a vacuum cup, said vacuum cup having amounting piece provided with locking tongues, and said dispensingpackage having opposed edge slots for receiving said tongues, and saidmounting piece having portions extending from said package forpreventing rocking thereof on the axis of the vacuum cup.

5. In combination with a dispensing package, means for mounting saidpackage on a surface comprising a vacuum cup, said vacuum cup beingmounted on a fiat piece of material provided with locking tongues, andsaid dispensing package having slots for receiving said tongues.

6. In combination with a dispensing package, means for mounting saidpackage on a surface comprising a vacuum cup, said vacuum cup beingmounted on a fiat piece of material provided with locking tongues, andsaid dispensing package having slots for receiving said tongues, saidvacuum cup being mounted on a flat strip longer than said package, saidpackage having slots for receiving the ends of said strip after theyhave been bent around the edges of said package.

JOSEPH C. WILSON.

